Firefighters Struggled to Identify the Toxic Freight in Ohio Train Derailment, Chiefs Say June 26, 2023 By Josh Funk OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Firefighters who responded to February’s fiery train derailment in Ohio struggled to immediately identify the hazardous...
Teenage Volleyball Player Who Lost Legs in St. Louis Accident Sues Drivers, City June 23, 2023 ST. LOUIS (AP) – A teenage volleyball player from Tennessee is suing the Missouri city of St. Louis and two...
East Palestine Community Struggles to Trust Authorities and Norfolk Southern After Train Disaster June 23, 2023 By Zahra Hirji The Norfolk Southern Corp. train was on fire when it passed Jessica Conard’s backyard in East Palestine, Ohio. Conard was...
Insurance Quantified Acquires Michigan’s Groundspeed Analytics June 22, 2023 Insurance Quantified, a commercial P&C underwriting technology provider, announced it has acquired Ann Arbor, Michigan-based Groundspeed Analytics, an ingestion and...
Illinois Pizza Manufacturer Fined $2.8M After Sanitation Worker’s Death June 22, 2023 The operator of a specialty frozen pizza manufacturing plant in Illinois could have prevented the death of a 29-year-old sanitation...
Disaster Declaration Sought for UP Counties After Flooding From Spring Snowmelt June 22, 2023 LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has asked President Joe Biden to declare a major disaster declaration for...
Kansas Firefighters Receive $16.8M From Insurance Department June 21, 2023 The Kansas Insurance Department distributed $16.8 million to firefighters across the state, funds generated by a two percent tax paid...
Indiana Community Hospital Sued for Disability Discrimination June 21, 2023 The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a suit it filed against Munster Medical Research Foundation, Inc., operators of...
7th Circuit: Insurer Must Defend Firm Sued for Selling Facial Recognition Program to Chicago Police June 20, 2023 By Jim Sams An ambiguous coverage exclusion prevents a liability insurer from dodging the cost of defending a data broker that was sued...
Wisconsin School District to Pay $450K to Settle Equal Pay Lawsuit June 20, 2023 Verona Area School District in Madison, Wisconsin will pay $450,000, raise salaries, and furnish other relief to settle a pay...